barbotine
English
Etymology
Noun
barbotine (countable and uncountable, plural barbotines)
- A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
- 1991, Maryse Bottero, Barbotines de la Cote d’Azur, Glossary
- Mélange d'argille, de marnes et de sable delayé dans de l'eau, tourné, moulé, ou coulé. Clay mixture of marl and sand thinned in water, turned, moulded, or cast.
- Pâte liquéfiée utilisée pour le coulage en moule ou le collage des pièces entre elles. Thin paste used for casting in moulds or gluing pieces together.
- 1991, Maryse Bottero, Barbotines de la Cote d’Azur, Glossary
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
barbotine f (plural barbotines)
Synonyms
- sloche (Quebec) (trademark dilution)
Hyponyms
- Sloche (trademark)
Further reading
- “barbotine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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